Justice League (movie) facts for kids
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| Directed by | Zack Snyder |
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| Screenplay by | Chris Terrio Joss Whedon |
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| Music by | Junkie XL Danny Elfman |
| Cinematography | Fabian Wagner |
| Editing by | David Brenner |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | November 17, 2017 (United States) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Justice League is an exciting superhero movie from 2017. It was directed by Zack Snyder. The film is all about the famous DC Comics superhero team called the Justice League. It's the fifth movie in the DC Extended Universe, which is a series of films featuring DC Comics characters. The story was written by Chris Terrio and Joss Whedon.
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The Story of Justice League
Years ago, a powerful villain named Steppenwolf tried to take over Earth. He used his army of Parademons and special objects called Mother Boxes. But a strong army of Amazons, Atlanteans, and humans stopped him. They forced Steppenwolf away and hid the Mother Boxes in different places.
A New Threat to Earth
In the present day, the world is sad because Superman has died. Steppenwolf senses this sadness and returns to Earth. He wants to find the Mother Boxes again. He starts by kidnapping people from S.T.A.R. Labs, where one Mother Box is kept.
Bruce Wayne (also known as Batman) sees a Parademon and realizes an invasion is coming. He decides to gather a team of special people, called metahumans, to fight this new threat.
Heroes Assemble
Steppenwolf finds the Mother Box on Themyscira, the home of the Amazons. Queen Hippolyta warns her daughter, Diana Prince. Diana joins Batman and tells him more about Steppenwolf and the Mother Boxes.
Batman and Wonder Woman try to get Arthur Curry and Victor Stone to join, but they say no at first. However, they do convince Barry Allen to join the team. Victor Stone later joins after his father is kidnapped. Steppenwolf then attacks Atlantis to get the second Mother Box.
Fighting Back
The team gets a tip from Commissioner James Gordon. They learn that Steppenwolf's army is hiding in an old building underground. The heroes go there and rescue the kidnapped people. During the fight, the building floods, trapping the team. But Aquaman saves them, finally deciding to join the group.
Victor Stone gets the last Mother Box from S.T.A.R. Labs. Batman then suggests using the Mother Box to bring Superman back to life. He believes Superman can help them win and give humanity hope again. Wonder Woman and Aquaman are not sure about this idea.
Superman's Return
The team digs up Clark Kent's body and places it in a Kryptonian ship. Flash uses his speed to create a huge energy blast to activate the Mother Box. Superman comes back to life, but he doesn't remember much. He accidentally attacks the team.
Just as Superman is about to hurt Batman, Lois Lane arrives. Seeing Lois calms Superman down. He leaves with her to his family home to try and get his memories back. With the last Mother Box unguarded, Steppenwolf easily takes it.
The Final Battle
Without Superman, the five heroes travel to a village in Russia. Steppenwolf plans to put the Mother Boxes together there. If he succeeds, he will change Earth for his nephew, Darkseid.
The team fights through many Parademons to reach Steppenwolf. They try to stop him, but they can't distract him enough for Cyborg to separate the boxes. Then, Superman arrives! He helps Flash evacuate the city and helps Cyborg separate the Mother Boxes. The united heroes defeat Steppenwolf. Filled with fear, Steppenwolf is attacked by his own Parademons and taken away through a Boom Tube.
After the Battle
After the fight, Batman decides to rebuild his home, Wayne Manor, as a base for the team. He and Wonder Woman agree that more heroes might join them. Wonder Woman starts helping people more openly. Flash gets a job with the police in Central City. Cyborg continues to learn about his powers with his father. Aquaman goes back to Atlantis. Clark Kent returns to his job as a reporter and continues to be Superman.
In a scene during the credits, Flash and Superman have a fun race. In a scene after the credits, Lex Luthor escapes from prison. He meets a bounty hunter named Slade Wilson to form their own team.
Meet the Cast
Here are some of the main actors and the heroes they play in Justice League:
- Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne / Batman: He is a very rich person who uses his money and skills to protect Gotham City. He is the leader who brings the team together.
- Henry Cavill as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman: A powerful hero from another planet, Krypton. He seems to die in an earlier movie but is brought back to help the team.
- Gal Gadot as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman: An amazing warrior princess from Themyscira. She has superhuman powers and is a very strong fighter.
- Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry / Aquaman: The king of the underwater city of Atlantis. He has special powers because he is Atlantean.
- Ezra Miller as Barry Allen / Flash: A super-fast police investigator. He can move at incredible speeds by tapping into something called the Speed Force.
- Ray Fisher as Victor Stone / Cyborg: A former athlete who becomes part-machine after a bad accident. He can control technology and turn his arms into weapons.
- Ciarán Hinds as Steppenwolf: The main villain. He is an alien general who wants to find the Mother Boxes on Earth for his nephew, Darkseid. Ciarán Hinds used special motion capture technology to play this character.
- Amy Adams as Lois Lane: A brave reporter for the Daily Planet. She is also Superman's girlfriend.
- Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor: A very smart but evil businessman who is in prison after the last movie.
- Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth: Bruce Wayne's loyal butler and trusted friend.
- Diane Lane as Martha Kent: Clark Kent's kind adoptive mother.
- Connie Nielsen as Queen Hippolyta: Diana Prince's mother and the queen of the Amazons.
- J. K. Simmons as James Gordon: The police commissioner of Gotham City and a friend to Batman.
Other actors who appear include Joe Morton as Dr. Silas Stone (Cyborg's father) and Robin Wright as General Antiope (Wonder Woman's aunt).
Making the Movie
Main filming for Justice League started on April 11, 2016, in London. It finished on October 14, 2016.
The music for the movie was first going to be composed by Junkie XL. Later, Danny Elfman also joined to help create the score. The movie was released in theaters on November 17, 2017, and was also available in IMAX.
The Snyder Cut
After Justice League was released in theaters, many fans wanted to see a different version. They started an online petition to release what they called the "Snyder Cut." This was the original vision of the director, Zack Snyder.
In May 2020, it was announced that the Snyder Cut would be released. It came out in 2021 on the streaming service HBO Max.
Images for kids
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Cast of Justice League at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con with Zack Snyder
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Zack Snyder, the director of Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Justice League.
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Joss Whedon took over the post-production of Justice League after Snyder stepped down.
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See also
In Spanish: Liga de la Justicia (película) para niños
